Convention speeches will be open to the press. All press wishing to attend and cover the convention must RSVP to AFTPress@aft.org and request credentials, which can be picked up in the convention press office. Requests for interviews with non-AFT speakers should be directed to those speakers' press offices. The convention will also be live streamed on AFT’s social media channels.

Press Releases

University of Pennsylvania Graduate Employees File Petition to Form Union with AFT

AFT Statement on Christine Pellegrino’s Victory

AFT’s Weingarten on CBO Score

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Higher Education Cuts

AFT Leaders on Failure of Yale University to Negotiate with Its Graduate Employees

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Healthcare Cuts

AFT President Randi Weingarten: ‘Trump’s Budget Proposal Is Manifestly Cruel to Kids’

AFT President Randi Weingarten on DeVos American Federation for Children Speech

At West Virginia Public School, AFT President Rips Trump Budget Cuts

AFT’s Weingarten on Flawed Bellwether Education Report on Teacher Pensions

AFT Stands in Solidarity with AT&T Strikers

Groundbreaking AFT Report Shines Light on Excessive Fees Crushing Workers’ Retirements

AFT Statement on Nurse Safe Staffing Levels

AFT, Houston Federation of Teachers Hail Court Ruling on Flawed Evaluation System

AFT’s Weingarten on the AHCA